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Portego ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo Portego ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo Flanked by the other rooms, this large central hall is typical of the structure of Venetian palazzi and was used for celebrations and official occasions. The paintings on display here are either nearly all portraits of the Mocenigo family or depict events in which they were involved. Four of the large portraits of the walls (1,2,4,5) are of the sovereigns under whom the Mocenigo family were ambassadors, while two of the seven doges from the family are portrayed above the door (6,8) and the others (18, 28,38,40,41) in the long frieze below the ceiling– inspired by the one in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio in the Doge’s Palace -, together with numerous illustrious members of the family. The walls were decorated with architectural motifs by Agostino Mengozzi Colonna in 1787. The itinerary to visit the museum begins in the room on our right, looking at the main entrance, with its marble double door. Captions on the back In black if the work belongs to the palazzo In grey if the work comes from other collections >>> Please return this card Portego ENG Walls 1. French scene? , 17th cent. Portrait of King Louis XIV (?) 29 oil on canvas, 1670 30 9 th Room 7 2. Manner of Peter Lely, 17 cent. 10 Room 5 Portrait of King Charles II Stuart 28 oil on canvas, 1651 31 3. Veneto scene, 17th cent. 27 2 Portrait of procurator Alvise Mocenigo 32 oil on canvas, 1621 th 26 4. Flemish scene? 17 cent. 3 Portrait of Emperor Leopold I of Hapsburg 33 11 Room 6 oil on canvas, 1658 25 5. Manner of Diego Velasques, 17th cent. 34 Portrait of Pope Clement X oil on canvas, 1670 24 35 Above the doors 8 23 6. Veneto scene, 18th cent. 36 Portrait of Doge Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo 37 oil on canvas, 1722 22 th 4 7. Veneto scene, 18 cent. 1 Portrait of the wife of Doge Alvise I, Loredana Marcello 38 21 oil on canvas 8. Veneto scene, 18th cent. Sala 18 20 Portrait of Doge Alvise IV Mocenigo 7 oil on canvas, 1763 th 9. Veneto scene, 18 cent. 19 Portrait of procurator Leonardo Mocenigo oil on canvas th 18 10. Veneto scene, 18 cent. 5 Portrait of Giovanni Mocenigo oil on canvas 39 17 11. Veneto scene, 18th cent. Portrait of Giovanni Tommaso Mocenigo 40 oil on canvas 16 Room 1 Room 17 6 12 12. Veneto scene, 18th cent. Portrait of Captain Leonardo Mocenigo 41 15 oil on canvas Frieze below the ceiling 13/41. Veneto scene, 18th cent. Twenty-nine portraits of procurators, doges, archbishops, captains and illustrious members of the Mocenigo family oil on canvas, 1787 Please return this card Room 1 ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo The paintings in this room all belong to the palazzo and are of famous members of the branch of the family that lived here. The two that are set in Rome are reference to Piero Mocenigo (1632 – 1678) who was first ambassador in London and then in Rome; the pastels portray Doge Alvise IV, his headstrong wife and a brother. 1. Antonio Joli (Modena, 1700 – Naples, 1777) 1 2 5 Pietro Mocenigo’s Procession to the Quirinale oil on canvas, 1761 2. Antonio Joli (Modena, 1700 – Naples, 1777) Room 2 Ambassador Pietro Mocenigo’s Entrance before the Pope in Piazza del Popolo oil on canvas, 1761 3 4 3. Francesco Pavona (Udine, 1695 – Venice, 1777 ) Portrait of the Doge’s Wife, Pisano Corner pastel on paper, 1763 ca. 4. Francesco Pavona (Udine, 1695 – Venice, 1777 ) Gentleman (a brother of Alvise IV?) pastel on paper, 1763ca. 5. Francesco Pavona (Udine, 1695 – Venice, 1777 ) Portrait of Doge Alvise IV Mocenigo pastel on paper, 1763ca. Please return this card Room 2 ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo In this room the eighteenth-century carved, lacquered furniture belonging to the palazzo is on display with contemporary blown glass from Murano and the paintings on the walls are from the Correr Museum collections. The valuable silk fabrics ( sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) belong to the Study Centre of the History of Fabrics and Costumes here - as do all the fabrics on display in the museum-, while all the Chinese porcelains come from the Treasury of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. The ceiling fresco goes back to the period of the extensive decorations carried out in the palazzo on the occasion of Doge Alvise IV’s grandson’s wedding to Laura Corner, as do all the frescoes in the other rooms. Here we can see the allegorical figures of Fame, Glory, and Hymen, god of marriages. Room 3 1. Johann Carl Loth 4 3 (Munich, 1632 - Venice, 1698) Paris oil on canvas, 1730 ca. 2 2. Painter from the Veneto, 17th cent. Allegory of the Holy League against the Turks 5 6 oil on canvas, 1684 ca. 3. School of Johann Liss, 17th cent. Judith and Holofernes oil on canvas 1 4. Painter from the Veneto, 18th cent. Minerva 7 oil on canvas, 1769 ca. 5. Gregorio Lazzarini (Venice, 1655 - Villabona, Polesine, 1730) Rebecca at the well On the ceiling: oil on canvas, 1690 ca. Giovanni Scajaro (around second half of 18th cent.) Allegory 6. Genoese School, 18th cent. Bacchus and Ariadne fresco, 1787 ca. oil on canvas trompe l’oeil by Agostino Mengozzi Colonna (1725/1792) 7. Southern Italian scene, 17th cent. “Scena buffa” oil on canvas Please return this card The perfume diffused in this room by Fragrance Designer Diffuser is Amber Intense Room 3 ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo On the table, decorated with a handmade lace tablecloth from Burano, and on the consoles is eighteenth-century Murano glass blown and worked by hand, while the Venetian made bottles and glasses are in ‘Bohemian’ style, i.e. blown, cut and decorated in gold. The furniture belongs to the palazzo and is all from the eighteenth century, except the screen which is dated later; the paintings on the walls come from the Correr Museum and Ca’ Rezzonico collections. The allegorical fresco on the ceiling alludes to military value, guarantor of peace, prosperity and good government. 1. Maria Molin (Venice 1740 ca. - 1772ca.) Room 4 Portrait of Bartolomeo Cornet pastel, 1790 8 9 10 2. Workshop of Pietro Longhi, 18thcent. The ridotto 7 oil on canvas, 1740ca. 6 3. Maria Molin (Venice 1740 ca. - 1772ca.) Half bust of Venetian gentleman 5 pastel on paper, 18thcent. 4. Painter from the Veneto, 18thcent 4 Putti with aries pastel on paper 3 2 1 5. Maria Molin (Venice 1740 ca. - 1772ca.) Female portrait pastel, 18thcent. 6. Maria Molin (Venice 1740 ca. - 1772ca.) 9. Workshop of Pietro Longhi, 18thcent. Half bust of Venetian gentleman Afternoon tea in the countryside pastel on paper, 18thcent. oil on canvas, 1740 ca. 7. Copy after Jean-Etienne Liotard 10. Maria Molin (Venice 1740 ca. - 1772ca.) (Geneva, 1702 - 1789) Portrait of a lady Portrait of Francesco Algarotti pastel on paper, 1760. oil on canvas, 1745ca. On the ceiling: 8. Maria Molin (Venice 1740 ca. - 1772ca.) Gian Battista Canal (Venice 1745 - 1825) Portrait Allegory of the family or Allegory of Mars pastel on paper, 18thcent. Fresco, 1787 Trompe l’oeil by Giovan Antonio Zanetti Please return this card Room 4 ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo The carved, lacquered, and gilded nineteenth-century furniture belongs to the palazzo; the glass pieces decorating it - from the Murano Museum - go back to the eighteenth century with the exception of the multicoloured filigree candleholder on the table, which is dated later. Of the paintings, the Virgin by the Bellini school belongs to the palazzo’s collections, as do the chandelier and multi-coloured wall lights in the shape of bouquets of flowers (‘a cioca’) from the eighteenth century. The Mocenigo coat-of-arms stands out on the Venetian stucco floor, while once again the ceiling fresco alludes to marriage, with Hymen coming down from heaven, the bride with the pierced heart, Cupid, Poetry and the fertility of Spring. 1. Francesco Noletti, called il Maltese (Valletta, 1611c. – Rome,1654), 17thcent. Still life with armour oil on canvas Room 5 8 7 2. Felice Boselli (Piacenza, 1650 - Parma 1732) 9 Still life with animals oil on canvas, 1658c. 6 3. Felice Boselli (Piacenza, 1650 - Parma 1732) Still life with animals oil on canvas, 1658c. 3 5 4 4. Domenico Maggiotto (Venice, 1713-1794) The three ages oil on canvas, 1762ca. 5. School of Giovanni Bellini, 16th cent. 2 1 Virgin with Child between Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint John the Baptist oil on canvas 6. Domenico Pasquali (att.1715 – 1766) 9. Francesco Noletti, called il Maltese Portrait of Giambattista Venier (Valletta, 1611c. – Rome,1654), 17thcent. oil on canvas, 1761ca. Still Life oil on canvas 7. Marco Marcola (Verona,1740 – 1793) Three masks and a farmer oil on canvas, 1755ca. On the ceiling: Jacopo Guarana (Verona ,1720 – Venice, 1808) 8. Maria Venier (not.1781) Nuptial allegory Portrait of Vicenzo Renier fresco, 1787 oil on canvas, 1781ca. trompe l’oeil by Agostino Mengozzi Colonna (1725/1792) Please return this card The perfume diffused in this room by Fragrance Designer Diffuser is Cachemire Wood Room 5 ENG Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo The paintings in this room depict war scenes or family events related to the Mocenigo family. The naval battle (5) is, for instance, a fight near the Island of Sapienza in Greece between pirates and Venetians led by Zaccaria Mocenigo (1634 – 1665), who preferred to set fire to his ship and die rather than fall into enemy hands; the Contarini figure portrayed in the large painting (4) in the carved, gilded frame is Doge Alvise IV’s son’s father-in-law.
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